Leigh Academy Tree Tops, Maidstone
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Maidstone, part of Leigh Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 43 schools in Maidstone with published results, and 5,545th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Leigh Academy Tree Tops in detail
Results
In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Leigh Academy Tree Tops reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Leigh Academy Tree Tops
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Leigh Academy Tree Tops as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 36 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Leigh Academy Tree Tops
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Leigh Academy Tree Tops are The Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 83% maths); Senacre Wood Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Leigh Academy Langley Park (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths); and Leigh Academy Molehill (0.7 miles, Good, 95% reading, 95% maths).
Leigh Academy Tree Tops's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
The Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolSenacre Wood Primary SchoolLeigh Academy Langley ParkLeigh Academy Molehill
The trust
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is one of 33 schools run by Leigh Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
36 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Leigh Academy Tree Tops (as of September 2025): 75% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).
Who goes there
45.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 32 pupils (9.4%) received SEN support and 3 (0.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bearsted Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Swan Apartments (outside), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Leigh Academy Tree Tops stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 223 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Kent (101), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Leigh Academy Tree Tops recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Leigh Academy Tree Tops are New Line Learning Academy (1.1 miles) and Cornwallis Academy (1.7 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school has improved significantly.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Tree Tops is an inclusive school where children thrive academically and personally. The curriculum is carefully designed to build knowledge over time, and pupils achieve highly across subjects. The school excels at developing confident, respectful learners who can articulate their learning and take pride in their work, while being well supported to overcome any barriers to their success.
Key Strengths
- Ambitious, well-designed curriculum with clear learning pathways that help pupils build knowledge over time
- Early reading and mathematics taught consistently well with regular checks to identify and address gaps quickly
- Exemplary pupil behaviour rooted in clear routines, expectations and strong relationships based on mutual respect
- Comprehensive personal development programme preparing pupils as global citizens through leadership opportunities, career exploration and outdoor learning
- Effective support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to achieve well across the curriculum
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Football tournaments, writing competitions, pupil parliament, house captain roles, woodland walk, forest area, outdoor classroom, science garden, allotments
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is an inclusive primary school where pupils live by the values of being kind, ready and ambitious. Evidence suggests the school's work has improved significantly across all areas since the previous inspection in 2019.
At a Glance
45.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
36 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
21.1
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
21.7
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Kent
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Leigh Academy Tree Tops from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Leigh Academy Tree Tops is in Kent; for families living there:
Apply to Kent for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
308 pupils
315 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Maidstone
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Maidstone
Across Kent council
Places available
18,893
Applications
16,593
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
32
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
10.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
341
Total Pupils
164
Boys
177
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
22.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,990
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,775
Per pupil
£2055k
Total funding
£211k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
12.9%
Persistent absence
263
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Leigh Academy Tree Tops
Questions parents ask about Leigh Academy Tree Tops
What are SATs results like at Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
Of the pupils at Leigh Academy Tree Tops who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Leigh Academy Tree Tops's Ofsted rating?
Leigh Academy Tree Tops's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
No fixed boundary. When Leigh Academy Tree Tops is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
Leigh Academy Tree Tops was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
Classes at Leigh Academy Tree Tops average 21.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
Leigh Academy Tree Tops has around 341 pupils on roll. 46% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Leigh Academy Tree Tops in 2024/25. 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming Leigh Academy Tree Tops on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Leigh Academy Tree Tops have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 23 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Leigh Academy Tree Tops?
Leigh Academy Tree Tops is at Brishing Lane, Park Wood, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9EZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)